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DC Transit Days

National Capital Trolley Museum Commemorates End of Street Car

Service





D. C. Transit Days – January 25th

and 26th





 

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            The

National Capital Trolley Museum commemorates the 52nd

anniversary of the Congressionally mandated end of street car service in the

Nation’s Capital.  On January

28, 1962,

street cars made their last runs on 14th Street routes 50 and 54 and on U Street routes 90, 91 & 92.  Today, portions of both of these routes are

included in the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) plan to build a

37-mile streetcar system. 





            On

both days, visitors may ride the first of 489 modern street cars to run on Washington streets between 1937 and 1962.  On Saturday, January 25th, the

Museum presents an illustrated talk, H Street Corridor: Retrospective and

Prospective,
at 1:30 p.m.

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National Capital Trolley Museum is open both days from 12-5PM. Admission to the museum is $5 for children 2-17 and seniors 65+, all others $7.








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